{recipe} Easy Oven Barley “Risotto”
As much as I hate unnecessary quotation marks, I can’t think of any other term for this. The process is so simple, with a little time on the stovetop and the bulk of the...
Category: Side Dish Recipes
{recipe} Watermelon Salad with Feta and Mint
This is so good that I can’t wait to share it with you- I’m still eating it as I type. It only takes about 5 minutes to make, and I think as long as...
{recipe} Roasted Sweet Potato & Cauliflower Puree
I’m a big fan of pureed cauliflower as a side dish (in fact, I posted a recipe for it recipe for it pretty recently.) Sometimes a big bowl of white mush isn’t what I’m...
{how to} Five Minute Padron Peppers
Every year, it seems like all of the restaurants get together and decide they’re going to put some new food on every single menu in town. Whether it’s purslane, chicories, Calabrian chiles, or ramps–I’m...
{recipe} Balsamic Baby Artichokes with Garlic Chips and Parmesan
When I walk by those cute little baby artichokes in the store, I can’t resist them. They are adorable! Plus, unlike fully mature adult artichokes, they don’t actually have a “choke” to contend with,...
{two recipes} Savory Cheese and Sour Cream Souffles, Two Ways
Today was a really weird day. But that’s a long story. Suffice it to say, around 4 PM on a work day I found myself… making two kinds of cheese and sour cream souffles?...
{recipe} Thai-Inspired Black Chickpeas
I can never resist an unexplored food product I come across (tiny rice, anyone?), so when I spotted these black chickpeas last week, they were in my grocery cart before you could say “garbanzo.”...
{recipe} Pommes in a Pile
Purple potatoes and Yukon golds, butter, salt, pepper, a hot oven, and… you get Pommes in a Pile. OK, I’m going to be completely honest with you: this did not turn out how I...
{top tip} Risotto Tips from Italian Grannies
In my home kitchen, I use a lot of shortcuts and tricks gleaned from my checkered pants past. From time to time I will pull one out of my toque and share it with...
{ebony and ivory} Black Rice Salad with White Soy Sauce
Have you ever heard of white soy sauce? I hadn’t, but when I saw this box at my local store I found myself shielding my eyes from the $18 price tag and bringing it...
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